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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| faux | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| bogus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun | 
| pretender | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| sham | / | Verb, Verb | 
| simulated | /xxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| pseudo | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective | 
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| imposter | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| imitation | xx/x | Noun, Noun | 
| impostor | x/x | Noun, Noun | 
| false | / | Noun, Verb | 
| falsify | /xx | Verb, Verb | 
| imitative | /xxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| phony | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| artificial | xx/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| fraud | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| phoney | /x | Verb, Verb | 
| bastard | /x | Verb, Verb | 
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb, Verb | 
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb, Verb | 
| unreal | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| bull | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| forge | / | Verb, Verb | 
| cook | / | Verb, Verb | 
| fudge | / | Verb, Verb | 
| waffle | /x | Verb, Verb | 
| feigning | /x | Verb | 
| pretending | x/x | Verb | 
| fabricating | /xxx | Verb | 
| overstating | /xxx | Verb | 
| doctoring | /xx | Verb | 
| exaggerating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| concealing | x/x | Verb | 
| conning | /x | Verb | 
| disguising | x/x | Verb | 
| inflating | x/x | Verb | 
| stealing | /x | Verb | 
| concocting | x/x | Verb | 
| cheating | /x | Verb | 
| fooling | /x | Verb | 
| evading | x/x | Verb | 
| lying | /x | Verb | 
| tricking | /x | Verb | 
| masking | /x | Verb | 
| cashing | /x | Verb | 
| embellishing | x/xx | Verb | 
| bribing | /x | Verb | 
| deceiving | x/x | Verb | 
| impersonating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| scheming | /x | Verb | 
| pocketing | /xx | Verb | 
| denying | x/x | Verb | 
| sabotaging | /xxx | Verb | 
| malingering | x/xx | Noun | 
| pilfering | /xx | Verb | 
| flopping | /x | Verb | 
| dying | /x | Verb | 
| robbing | /x | Verb | 
| imitating | /xxx | Verb | 
| trying | /x | Verb | 
| confessing | x/x | Verb | 
| ignoring | x/x | Verb | 
| defrauding | x/x | Verb | 
| pressuring | /xx | Verb | 
| hide | / | Verb | 
| blackmailing | /xx | Verb | 
| bluffing | /x | Verb | 
| mishandling | x/x | Verb | 
| risking | /x | Verb | 
| exploiting | /xx | Verb | 
| inventing | x/x | Verb | 
| sneaking | /x | Verb | 
| profiting | /xx | Verb | 
| joking | /x | Verb | 
| panicking | /xx | Verb | 
| jerking | /x | Verb | 
| betraying | x/x | Verb | 
| doing | /x | Verb | 
| hurting | /x | Verb | 
| failing | /x | Verb | 
| defying | x/x | Verb | 
| getting | /x | Verb | 
| slapping | /x | Verb | 
| misusing | x/x | Verb | 
| mistaken | x/x | Verb | 
| attempting | x/x | Verb | 
| belittling | x/xx | Verb | 
| misleading | x/x | Verb | 
| colluding | x/x | Verb | 
| blaming | /x | Verb | 
| smothering | /xx | Verb | 
| eluding | x/x | Verb | 
| dodging | /x | Verb | 
| orgasms | /xx | Noun | 
| handoff | /x | Noun | 
| mmpi | x | Name | 
| yawn | / | Noun | 
| funk | / | Noun | 
| insanity | x/xx | Noun | 
| unconsciousness | x/xx | Noun | 
| amnesia | x/x | Noun | 
| scratches | /x | Noun | 
| illness | /x | Noun | 
| detecting | x/x | Verb | 
| accent | x/ | Noun | 
| deficits | /xx | Noun | 
| accusing | x/x | Verb | 
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| cough | / | Noun | 
| susceptibility | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| blindness | /x | Noun | 
| illnesses | /xx | Noun | 
| prospects | /x | Noun | 
| injury | /xx | Noun | 
| detection | x/x | Noun | 
| sickness | /x | Noun | 
| suicide | /xx | Noun | 
| sleep | / | Noun | 
| pass | / | Noun | 
| symptoms | /x | Noun | 
| disability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| consciously | /xx | Adverb | 
| battery | /xx | Noun | 
| suspected | x/x | Verb | 
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| smile | / | Noun | 
| folks | / | Noun | 
| pregnancy | /xx | Noun | 
| enthusiasm | x/xxx | Noun | 
| deaths | / | Noun | 
| responses | x/x | Noun | 
| ignorance | /xx | Noun | 
| surprise | x/ | Noun | 
| maybe | /x | Adverb | 
| photographs | /xx | Noun | 
| behavior | x/x | Noun | 
| emotions | x/x | Noun | 
| validity | x/xx | Noun | 
| attack | x/ | Noun | 
| laugh | / | Noun | 
| accident | /xx | Noun | 
| just | / | Adverb | 
| scores | / | Noun | 
| pain | / | Noun | 
| democracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| disorders | x/x | Noun | 
| stop | / | Verb | 
| shot | / | Noun | 
| either | /x | Adverb | 
| tests | / | Noun | 
| not | / | Adverb | 
| thought | / | Verb | 
| job | / | Noun | 
| possession | x/x | Noun | 
| admitted | x/x | Verb | 
| guy | / | Noun | 
| knew | / | Verb | 
| habit | /x | Noun | 
| possibility | xx/xx | Noun | 
| sake | / | Noun | 
| answers | /x | Noun | 
| nature | /x | Noun | 
| avoid | x/ | Verb | 
| identity | x/xx | Noun | 
| tired | /x | Verb | 
| art | / | Noun | 
| interest | /x | Noun | 
| reports | x/ | Noun | 
| pleasure | /x | Noun | 
| documents | /xx | Noun | 
| look | / | Noun | 
| subjects | /x | Noun | 
| caught | / | Verb | 
| attention | x/x | Noun | 
| tell | / | Verb | 
| feelings | /x | Noun | 
| evidence | /xx | Noun | 
| bit | / | Noun | 
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| appearing | x/x | Noun | 
| applicant | /xx | Noun | 
| chicanery | x/xx | Noun | 
| deceit | x/ | Noun | 
| deception | x/x | Noun | 
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun | 
| duplicity | x/xx | Noun | 
| evasion | x/x | Noun | 
| falsehood | /x | Noun | 
| falsity | /xx | Noun | 
| forgery | /xx | Noun | 
| larceny | /xx | Noun | 
| misinformation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| plagiarism | /xxx | Noun | 
| pretense | x/ | Noun | 
| resembling | x/xx | Noun | 
| tampering | /xx | Noun | 
| theft | / | Noun | 
| trickery | /xx | Noun | 
| untruth | x/ | Noun | 
